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12 Tags / Day 5: Jingle Bells

Posted on December 5, 2019December 4, 2019by Lisa

Jingle Bells! Jingle Bells! Jingle all the waaaaay! Today I’m joining my friend Adelina for Day 5 of Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas. I just know she’s made something amazing so be sure to check it out HERE! I kept mine on the super clean and simple side so that the focus would be […]

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12 Tags / Day 4: Deck the Halls

Posted on December 4, 2019December 4, 2019by Lisa

Welcome back to Ellen Hutson’s annual 12 Tags of Christmas party! Today’s carol is Deck the Halls, and I had so much fun playing along with my friend Sandy on this one! I wanted to switch things up today and make a circular/wreathy kinda tag, so I reached for the Circle of Stars die ! Note: this […]

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12 Tags / Day 3: I saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

Posted on December 3, 2019December 2, 2019by Lisa

Hi there and welcome back to Ellen Hutson’s annual 12 Tags of Christmas party! Look who I saw last night…! Lol! This tag was super fun to put together — and super quick — no kidding! I started off by making a base tag out of kraft paper, and then I stamped it with the […]

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Hero Arts MMH December Release + PRZIES + a video!

Posted on December 2, 2019December 2, 2019by Lisa

Hi there and welcome to my stop on the Hero Arts MMH December Release blog hop. I’m super excited to be participating this month. My sweet friend Libby said this nature-themed kit made her think of little ole me, and she invited to join in. She totally gets me as I always try to do […]

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12 Tags / Day 2: Joy to the World

Posted on December 2, 2019December 2, 2019by Lisa

It’s Day 2 of Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas, and we’re bringing Joy to the World! Be sure to check out what my fellow teamies made — full list HERE on the Ellen Hutson blog! As for me, I came up with a super simple tag that you can easily make in multiples. Check […]

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12 Tags / Day 1: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Posted on December 1, 2019December 1, 2019by Lisa

Hi there and welcome to Ellen Hutson’s annual 12 Tags of Christmas party! I’m so glad you’re here. This year we’re going to feature a different carol each day and I’ll be playing along — yeah, I’m one of THOSE people who starts singing Christmas carols in November hahaha! We’re kicking things off with one […]

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I'm so glad you're here! I'm Lisa Spangler, prairie girl living in the big city of Austin, TX. In case you were wondering, sideoats is the state grass of Texas and to me it's just as beautiful as any flower. Hope you'll stay awhile and visit often. More about me.

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